Special receptacle or package – Structural features for vertical stacking – i.e. – similar... – Having specified means for nesting instead of stacking
Patent
1998-06-09
1999-04-27
Castellano, Stephen
Special receptacle or package
Structural features for vertical stacking, i.e., similar...
Having specified means for nesting instead of stacking
206505, 206506, 206518, B65D 21032
Patent
active
058969926
ABSTRACT:
A bakery tray having a substantially rectangular floor has a retainer wall extending along a periphery of the floor. The retainer wall includes a front wall opposing a rear wall, and a first side wall opposing a second side wall. Two feet are spaced apart horizontally on the first side wall, and two feet are horizontally spaced apart on the second side wall. A first pair of nesting pockets are disposed along the exterior surface of the first side wall above the feet on the same wall; and a second pair of nesting pockets are disposed along an interior surface of the second side wall above the feet on the same wall. When bakery trays of a like configuration are stacked, the feet on the first side wall of a top tray seat within the nesting pockets on the second side wall, and the feet on the second side wall seat within the first nesting pockets on the first side wall of a bottom tray. When trays are stacked, the feet on the first side wall of a top tray stack atop the first side wall of a bottom tray, and the feet on the second side wall of a top tray stack atop the second side wall of a bottom tray to support the top tray on a bottom tray.
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Alpha Holdings, Inc.
Castellano Stephen
Wolter, Esq. Robert L.
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